Louisiana's Democratic Governor Signs Pro-Life Law Criminalizing Mail-Order Abortion Pills

Clare Marie Merkowsky : Jun 23, 2022
LifeSiteNews.com

"Louisiana is one of 13 states with trigger laws that will go into effect if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and returns decisions regarding abortion laws to individual states." -from The Daily Wire

(Baton Rouge, LA) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has signed bills that make mailing abortion pills a state crime and strengthen Louisiana's existing "trigger" law that will ban nearly all abortions if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. (Screengrab image)

On Tuesday, Edwards signed Senate Bill 388, which will criminalize mail-ordered "abortion-inducing drug(s)" beginning August 1, as reported by the Daily Wire.  

READ: Louisiana bans ‘transgender' males from women's sports despite governor's opposition

SB 388 will "prohibit criminal abortion by means of the use of an abortion inducing drug without the prescribing physician being physically present during the administration of the drug."

The bill permits forms of emergency contraception, including abortifacients. Those who fail to comply with this law can face a $1,000 fine and a maximum of six months in prison. However, pregnant women will not be prosecuted under this law... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

Continue reading here.